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germany is the obvious one being impacted. >> that is fairly key. what germany is doing is they are trying to get everyone back to the table in geneva. they think that what is happening, despite the actions and the peace agreement that was signed in april, things are getting worse. you look at odessa. an industrial part of the country. that is a key part. we will continue to watch this. the violence is just getting worse. >> it is destabilizing the market. the servicendex of industry rose in april. in march.y from 54.5 that is after manufacturing came in below expectations. we will get another view of the economy later when hsbc releases its latest survey. more pressure on the chinese it you want. traders are the most pessimistic in months. regulator soldhe derivatives. it did not fully disclose it. it has weakened more than 3% this year. it is the worst performing currency in asia. slow and steady for australia's bank. reported an 11% increase. money management fees boost his results. apple claimed a narrow victory over smartphone technology. this
germany is the obvious one being impacted. >> that is fairly key. what germany is doing is they are trying to get everyone back to the table in geneva. they think that what is happening, despite the actions and the peace agreement that was signed in april, things are getting worse. you look at odessa. an industrial part of the country. that is a key part. we will continue to watch this. the violence is just getting worse. >> it is destabilizing the market. the servicendex of...
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. >> germany, for example. and sheryl and i have been spending lots of time dealing with the consequences and the perception of american nsa activities and so forth. and this is a good example of what will happen in the future. countries aren't going to stop spying on each other. and no one quite knows thousand solve this problem. an example was a couple of weeks ago angela merkel indicated she'd be in favor of having data localization in germany which sounds like a great political thing but it's, one, not workable, two, it's -- [inaudible] and it's a very bad idea for germans -- >> and for citizens all over world. >> we're facing similar issues in brazil for both companies. i don't think we've quite figured out the consequences of that in a government sense. in a privacy sense, again, facebook has been through the same sorts of travails. you ultimately have to say to citizens we will keep your information private, you have to decide -- you have a responsibility for how much you want to disclose, where you want
. >> germany, for example. and sheryl and i have been spending lots of time dealing with the consequences and the perception of american nsa activities and so forth. and this is a good example of what will happen in the future. countries aren't going to stop spying on each other. and no one quite knows thousand solve this problem. an example was a couple of weeks ago angela merkel indicated she'd be in favor of having data localization in germany which sounds like a great political thing...
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. >> hundreds attended a funeral in germany or an exchange student killed. 17-year-old student was killed after a home owner caught the teen in his garage. u.s. has been criticised for gun laws. the map pleaded not guilty to a charm of delivered homicide. >>> an investigation reveals veterans administration record have been falsified. clrks were instructed to lie, and it appeared that the clinics staff were seeing patients within 14 days of the request as the agency requires. many waited months. >>> the city of new orleans has been facing blight since hurricane katrina, which destroyed many homes. as jonathan martin reports, it's leading a charge to turn neighbourhoods around. >> the run down homes across new orleans has been linked to poverty. >> there's thousands of blighted structures, with the x on the door from when the search crews came through. >> considered a blighted city after the 2005 hur day, new orleans is putting a noticeable department in its ugly problem. >> this lot was overyoep. >> the -- overgrown. >> the crumb bling home next to zack miller was torn down and neighbours
. >> hundreds attended a funeral in germany or an exchange student killed. 17-year-old student was killed after a home owner caught the teen in his garage. u.s. has been criticised for gun laws. the map pleaded not guilty to a charm of delivered homicide. >>> an investigation reveals veterans administration record have been falsified. clrks were instructed to lie, and it appeared that the clinics staff were seeing patients within 14 days of the request as the agency requires....
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nobody in the game can afford any of these sanctions they will hurt both germany for example is the biggest part of russia and russia is the biggest energy part of the whole europe so what's the use of any sanctions that washington's idea and the europeans are not very much for that and that means that there is a discord now or disagreement between the u.s. and the european union even if they come up with the same kind of sanctions right now. so how far is the west what is a goal that's the question for all the odds of broader economic sanctions being imposed check it out it of complicated. latest round of in-fighting between rebels at least in syria's killed sixty two according to u.k. based watchdog sixty thousand civilians of both the fled the war ravaged area moderate rebels and this army could surges they've been fighting each other for months now after capturing the region government troops it's estimated one hundred fifty thousand people died in what is now three years of civil war in syria more unrest in yemen their official said at least forty three al-qaeda militants have been kil
nobody in the game can afford any of these sanctions they will hurt both germany for example is the biggest part of russia and russia is the biggest energy part of the whole europe so what's the use of any sanctions that washington's idea and the europeans are not very much for that and that means that there is a discord now or disagreement between the u.s. and the european union even if they come up with the same kind of sanctions right now. so how far is the west what is a goal that's the...
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ladies and gentlemen, the chancellor of germany, angela merkel. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i am delighted to be back in .ashington today i am equally delighted to be year at the u.s. chamber of commerce. we look at the fact how we are linked. it provides the political context and economic context. our relationship rests on shared values and aren't shared interests. we know that only together can mass of the great economic and political challenges in this globalized world of today. about a quarter of century ago, 25 years ago, the berlin wall fell. the confrontation of the two blocks was prevalent during the days of the cold war and some even talk about the end of history as we know it. with the crisis of ukraine 25 orderafter, the postwar after his button to question. the rest on the acceptance of the principle of territorial integrity. , borders arers at changed by someone pitting the law of the stronger against the law. it was due to the annexation of the crimean immense love but i am convinced in the end, the rule of law will prevail b
ladies and gentlemen, the chancellor of germany, angela merkel. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i am delighted to be back in .ashington today i am equally delighted to be year at the u.s. chamber of commerce. we look at the fact how we are linked. it provides the political context and economic context. our relationship rests on shared values and aren't shared interests. we know that only together can mass of the great economic and political challenges in this globalized world of...
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germany japan and now threatening. against russia german chancellor angela merkel and his prime minister shinzo abby were together in berlin this week both declaring industrial powers would unite together on their approach to sanctions this follows president obama's visit to japan where he reaffirmed his support for its rao audience with china meanwhile mosco house arrest and to retaliate against foreign energy companies if sanctions are heightened both the german and japanese leaders all chill on between punishing russia for what they see as the law for addicts of carmina on the protection of their economies especially and supplies from russia so first of all let's get to the f.t. said to all of it all going to go to where our correspondent peter all of us is waiting for us so peter tell me you obviously we can see that what is the feeling there amongst the the business community in particular. well the business community of given anglo-american a clear message and that message is no further sanctions we've heard in t
germany japan and now threatening. against russia german chancellor angela merkel and his prime minister shinzo abby were together in berlin this week both declaring industrial powers would unite together on their approach to sanctions this follows president obama's visit to japan where he reaffirmed his support for its rao audience with china meanwhile mosco house arrest and to retaliate against foreign energy companies if sanctions are heightened both the german and japanese leaders all chill...
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because the perception has been that germany, which has a lot of trade with russia, and particularly dependence on energy, on oil and gas, would not support sectoral sanctions at this point. >> well, she said she talked about how she's trying to move other countries in europe along. i mean, there are -- >> well, i think her country is -- or at least she is closer to this, and she did stand in unity with president obama talking about this. there does have to be an off ramp to de-escalate this. i don't think we hoos to get in a war with russia. we have to bolster nato. that's something they talked about too. we have to find a way to achieve a pluralist, noncorrupt government in ukraine through these elections, and we have to support trade. at least i think so. this trade regime of the u.s. and europe. >> what makes you think that putin wants -- >> putin personally, certainly the information everybody seems to have is that there is no advantage to russia in having an all-out war in ukraine. our leverage is or economy against him. we are strong. he is a gas station with a lot of corrupti
because the perception has been that germany, which has a lot of trade with russia, and particularly dependence on energy, on oil and gas, would not support sectoral sanctions at this point. >> well, she said she talked about how she's trying to move other countries in europe along. i mean, there are -- >> well, i think her country is -- or at least she is closer to this, and she did stand in unity with president obama talking about this. there does have to be an off ramp to...
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a, russia, b, italy, c, the united states, or d, germany. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. this week's book of the week is "capital in the 21st century" by thomas piketty. it's long but cope yously documented and whether or not you agree it, you must read it. we have "the guardian"'s review of it. >>> and now for the last look. this week, pakistan's prime minister found out what happens when you don't pay for your electricity. it's often stolen in many developing nations and sharif ordered a zero tolerance towards theft and a crackdown to pay down on bills. he shut off power to more than 18 government buildings, including the offices of the prime minister himself. the reason? failure to pay large bills. the lights were turned off for 48 hours in the prime minister's office but they were restored once the bills were paid. hats off to mr. sharif for trying and for finally paying his bills. the correct answer is "c," the united states, a coalition established mayday to establish in 1889 the riots in chicago. ironically, mayday
a, russia, b, italy, c, the united states, or d, germany. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. this week's book of the week is "capital in the 21st century" by thomas piketty. it's long but cope yously documented and whether or not you agree it, you must read it. we have "the guardian"'s review of it. >>> and now for the last look. this week, pakistan's prime minister found out what happens when you don't pay for your electricity. it's often stolen in...
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russia, italy, the united states or germany? stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. this week's book is thomas piketty's "capital." it is at times dense, but highly intelligent, copiously documented, and whether you agree with it or not, you must read it or at least read about it. if you want to cheat, we have links to the guardian's review of it which is the best crib sheet you'll be able to find. >>> now for "the last look. find out what happens when you don't pay your electricity bills. the hard way. electricity is often stolen or unpaid for in pakistan as it is in many developing nations, and this week sharif directed his ministry of water and power to begin a zero tolerance policy toward theft and to crack down on the failure to pay bills. well, the minister of state for order and power agreed, and he shut off power to more than 18 government buildings, including the offices of the prime minister himself. the reason? failure to pay large bills. the lights were turned off for 48 hours in the prime minister's offices, but they were restored once the gibills were p
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does she support -- because the perception is that germany, which has a lot of trade with russia and particularly depends on energy on oil and gas would not support sanctions athe this point? >> she said she talked about how she is trying to move other countries in europe along. i think her country is -- at least she is closer to this. she did stand in unity with president obama talking about this. there does have to be an off ramp for russia to deescalate this. i don't think we choose to get in a war with the russians. we have to bolster nato. that is something they talked about, too. we have to find a way to achieve a pluralist noncorrupt government in ukraine and we have to support trade, i think so. >> so what is the off ramp? >> well, putin personally, certainly the information everybody seems to have is that there is no advantage to russia in having an all out war in ukraine. our leverage is our economy against him. we're strong. he's a gas station as john mccain said with a lot of corrupt people surrounding him. if we are going to avoid the sanctions we can avoid a worse outco
does she support -- because the perception is that germany, which has a lot of trade with russia and particularly depends on energy on oil and gas would not support sanctions athe this point? >> she said she talked about how she is trying to move other countries in europe along. i think her country is -- at least she is closer to this. she did stand in unity with president obama talking about this. there does have to be an off ramp for russia to deescalate this. i don't think we choose to...
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hello welcome to read the capital with me casey this week germany japan teamed up with the u.s. state of the sanctions against russia on allies this new partnership on the economic implications of poles they are about signed on to seventy billion dollars logie craig was according to the latest estimate should china is set to become the biggest economy in the world later this year portugal gets to break free from international financial support and to take this first we will support resolve coming out to vote for us and germany japan and now threatening the citations against russia german chancellor angela merkel and his prime minister shinzo abi were together in berlin this week declaring industrial powers would unite together on their approach to sanctions this follows president obama's visit to japan where he reaffirmed his support for its rao audience with china meanwhile moscow house arrest and to retaliate against foreign energy companies if sanctions are heightened but if the german and japanese leaders all chill on between punishing russia up for what they see as the a lo
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. >>> a team of military observers have arrived in germany a day after the release from pro-russian separatists. >>> 2,000 people are dead after a mud slide in afghanistan in a remote area. rescue effort have been called off. the country's president is calling today a national day of mourning. >>> a man hospitalized in indiana with the first says of mers is improving of the he contracted it in saudi arabia. and more than 100 died. it's believed to be spread from camels to humans. >>> political parties in south africa are rallying before the elections. opposition parties are trying to capitalize with the majority party known as the a.n.c. despite scandals polls show the party will come out on top. >> al jazeera's correspondent reports on why they are losing support after 20 years in power. >> reporter: this woman and her cowsan are excited about voting on may 7th. >> i'll vote for the a.n.c. it founded a struggle and gave us freedom. >> apart height ended 20 years ago. the ruling african national congress has a lot of support. people are not happy about the corruption in the a.n.c. 20 million of
. >>> a team of military observers have arrived in germany a day after the release from pro-russian separatists. >>> 2,000 people are dead after a mud slide in afghanistan in a remote area. rescue effort have been called off. the country's president is calling today a national day of mourning. >>> a man hospitalized in indiana with the first says of mers is improving of the he contracted it in saudi arabia. and more than 100 died. it's believed to be spread from...
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they were watching the life drone feed that was over it from africom in stuttgart, germany. if you have a secretary of state who's watching an embassy or a consulate being attacked do you not think there would maybe be interruption of debate prep. >> you would hate to think the president, we don't know this, that he would continue debate prep as a u.s. consulate comes under attack . if that's true, that's up setting. >> we had the uncle of sean smith, one of the four americans that lost their lives, on the show earlier. take a listen. >> the president and hillary clinton made a political decision as opposed to a security decision. and they should be ashamed of themselves. they should be ashamed that they actually had the unmitigated gull to go to -- before the caskets of my nephew and three other americans and lie to the mothers and fathers and widows of these brave americans. how shameful. how chilling is this? >> yes, it certainly is shameful. this alleged cover-up of this alleged cover-up, could it even be worse than what actually was unfolding? you know, if the president
they were watching the life drone feed that was over it from africom in stuttgart, germany. if you have a secretary of state who's watching an embassy or a consulate being attacked do you not think there would maybe be interruption of debate prep. >> you would hate to think the president, we don't know this, that he would continue debate prep as a u.s. consulate comes under attack . if that's true, that's up setting. >> we had the uncle of sean smith, one of the four americans that...
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. >> seven european military observers held hostage by pro-russian gunman arrived in germany. they were captured a week ago in slovyansk and are relieved at being released. they set the observers free without conditions. >>> at least three have been killed in a bomb attack in the kenyan port city of mombassa. several have been wounded. there has been no claim of responsibility. a warning jane ferguson's report from nairobi may contain images that you may find disturbing. >> reporter: this is all that was left of a bus that was targeted. attackers threw a grenade at it and a group of passengers. blood sustained the streets as emergency services arrived to carry await the injured. >> i saw three people dead immediately after the blast. there were men injured. we took about eight people to hospital. many took themselves to get treatment. >> minutes later a second attack in the same city. a bag with an improvised explosive device. people passing by managed to take cover and remarkably no one was killed. police say they don't yet have an splaption for who was behind the blast. keny
. >> seven european military observers held hostage by pro-russian gunman arrived in germany. they were captured a week ago in slovyansk and are relieved at being released. they set the observers free without conditions. >>> at least three have been killed in a bomb attack in the kenyan port city of mombassa. several have been wounded. there has been no claim of responsibility. a warning jane ferguson's report from nairobi may contain images that you may find disturbing. >>...
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seven international observers held hostage by pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine arrived in germany, captured more than a week ago and are relieved to be set free. >>> a ceasefire in the syrian city of homs is holding. on friday armed groups agreed to stop fighting and leave a last-remaining stronghold. rebels are seeking assurances from the government before they moved out. >>> campaigning for egypt's presidential election has begun, with action taking place online. a former army chief abdul fatah al-sisi is one of two candidates running in the may 26th poll. he started his campaign with a message on twitter saying: . >> the only other candidate is hamdi sabad. >> he started his campaign. he is a leader of popular current and came third in the 2012 elections won by mohamed mursi. . >> al jazeera is demanding the release of its journalist who have been in prison in egypt for 127 days. the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed has been adjourned until may 15th. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a fourth journa
seven international observers held hostage by pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine arrived in germany, captured more than a week ago and are relieved to be set free. >>> a ceasefire in the syrian city of homs is holding. on friday armed groups agreed to stop fighting and leave a last-remaining stronghold. rebels are seeking assurances from the government before they moved out. >>> campaigning for egypt's presidential election has begun, with action taking place online. a...
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you see the word moments is that back in germany well until yesterday the black sea port city often just beyond the free if the sorts of odds and unrest seen in other parts of ukraine. the clashes that broke out on friday the team for most the supporters and their opponents and dozens of protests has ended up trapped in a burning building in which forty two people lost their lives. before i got skull of a craggy think in that essay he joins us now the eu is calling for investigation. it's about delays in the incident surrounding it the more we know about what happened yesterday. well it seems that the communists eyewitness reports is that it was the pro russian forces to open fire with guns on a pro ukrainian unique demonstration in the center of a death that the dead to classes leading to at least three deaths rates are on the day with the pro ukrainian side too. i think seeking revenge on the pro russians chase them into that building the trades union building won the pro ukrainian fight to tell me he was in that fed the five started because the pro russian said what so called tilda wi
you see the word moments is that back in germany well until yesterday the black sea port city often just beyond the free if the sorts of odds and unrest seen in other parts of ukraine. the clashes that broke out on friday the team for most the supporters and their opponents and dozens of protests has ended up trapped in a burning building in which forty two people lost their lives. before i got skull of a craggy think in that essay he joins us now the eu is calling for investigation. it's about...
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>> so the president has turned to chancellor merkel because of the relationship that germany has with russia and because the germans are considered so central to bringing the europeans along. and you could see today in the rose garden the struggle that the europeans. you could see it on display. because she said a number of times we will go to the next tier. and she described the trigger for that being the may 25 elections that are scheduled in ukraine. if they're disrupted, if there's a provocation that prevents them from going forward. but she kept saying, but this is not what we want to do. and she also very forcefully indicated that most of the european nations understand at they would be hurt if the energy sector is in the next tranch of serious economic sanctions. because many of the european countries get a majority if not almost all of their oil and gas -- >> it would hit average citizens. >> it would affect the global economy. and president obama has not been secretive about that. he has also indicated that. his body language with chancellor merkel was very conciliatory to th
>> so the president has turned to chancellor merkel because of the relationship that germany has with russia and because the germans are considered so central to bringing the europeans along. and you could see today in the rose garden the struggle that the europeans. you could see it on display. because she said a number of times we will go to the next tier. and she described the trigger for that being the may 25 elections that are scheduled in ukraine. if they're disrupted, if there's a...
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then you look at germany. germany, you have a population, a german population, which especially after snowden, is mistrustful of what the u.s. wants in foreign policy, doesn't want to get dragged in, strongly opposed to sanctions. you have an industrial lobby and financial lobby in germany telling merkel in no uncertain terms, we want no sanctions whatsoever. then you've got caterpillar in the united states that just lost a $1 billion deal that seamans picked up by going to moscow, meeting with putin and said, hey, we're dealing. so you can't keep the europeans on board. the last order of sanctions the americans just put on this week after we said there have been consequences and they have been basically ripping up the gee neva agreement -- geneva agreement they made on ukraine, there is going to be consequence queens so tough that the russians market go up on them. us saying we'll isolate the russians, not a single brick, not brazil, india or china, that is listening one iota to our policy. the chinese just a
then you look at germany. germany, you have a population, a german population, which especially after snowden, is mistrustful of what the u.s. wants in foreign policy, doesn't want to get dragged in, strongly opposed to sanctions. you have an industrial lobby and financial lobby in germany telling merkel in no uncertain terms, we want no sanctions whatsoever. then you've got caterpillar in the united states that just lost a $1 billion deal that seamans picked up by going to moscow, meeting with...
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should i be called a german-american because my grandparents came from germany? but most timidly say african-american, they are afraid they may offend if they don't. but this gentleman says he likes offending people. >> when you say this makes steam come out of people's ears, saying that is kind of crazy. >> i don't see anything fun about what donald sterling. >> for the record he said i don't care if you sleep with him, just don't advertise it. that's like a broadway mobile thing i don't care if you sleep with the dancers, don't publicize it. and so he is doing something, and he's being a jerk are going to try to censor that you do more harm than good. and the biggest problem is that -- john: it makes me look bad if my girlfriend is seen with those people? >> yes. and that is the dilemma that you put yourself in when you create a censorship or its i'm playing devil's advocate thing maybe he meant it looks like you are with my basketball player. i don't know, the beauty of the is it we don't have to get into these semantics. >> polity in admits to having used thi
should i be called a german-american because my grandparents came from germany? but most timidly say african-american, they are afraid they may offend if they don't. but this gentleman says he likes offending people. >> when you say this makes steam come out of people's ears, saying that is kind of crazy. >> i don't see anything fun about what donald sterling. >> for the record he said i don't care if you sleep with him, just don't advertise it. that's like a broadway mobile...
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angela merkel, chancellor of germany. [applause] >> >> chancellor merkel, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the chamber of commerce of the united states. my name is tom donohue. i and the president and ceo of this fine institution. i want to thank you for being here. i would like to extend a special welcome to those of you visiting our headquarters for the first time. the chamber is a 102-year-old organization. this building serves as the central rallying point for the u.s. business community. we host several hundred meetings here in this room alone every year. the room we are gathered in today, the international hall of flags is rich in symbolism and history. the room takes its name after the overhead banners of 12 great explorers who blazed the first halves of trade. they planted the first seed of commercial and industrial growth in the new world. they planted the first seeds of commercial and industrial growth in the new world. these flags remind us that the transatlantic relationship has been arou
angela merkel, chancellor of germany. [applause] >> >> chancellor merkel, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the chamber of commerce of the united states. my name is tom donohue. i and the president and ceo of this fine institution. i want to thank you for being here. i would like to extend a special welcome to those of you visiting our headquarters for the first time. the chamber is a 102-year-old organization. this building serves as the central rallying point...
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and germany. this is 40 minutes. honor toalways a great welcome my friend, chancellor merkel, to the white house. angela is one of my closest partner and with her indulgence, i want to start by making two brief comments. first, as president, my top priority is doing everything we can to create more jobs and opportunities for hard-working families for our economic strength as a source of strength in the world. this morning, we learned that our businesses created 273,000 new jobs last month. all told, our businesses have now created 9.2 million new jobs over 50 consecutive months of job growth. the grit and determination of the american people are moving us forward, but we have to keep a relentless focus on job creation and creating more opportunities for working families. there is plenty more that congress should be doing, from raising the minimum wage to creating good construction jobs rebuilding america. i want to work with them wherever i can, but i keep acting on my own wherever i must do to make sure that every a
and germany. this is 40 minutes. honor toalways a great welcome my friend, chancellor merkel, to the white house. angela is one of my closest partner and with her indulgence, i want to start by making two brief comments. first, as president, my top priority is doing everything we can to create more jobs and opportunities for hard-working families for our economic strength as a source of strength in the world. this morning, we learned that our businesses created 273,000 new jobs last month. all...
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we were promised that after germany's unification than it would not spread eastward. a started expanding and incorporating former warsaw treaty countries. we heard in response this does not concern you. nations and countries have the war to choose the way of ensuring the security. that's true, but it's also true when the infrastructure of the military bloc approaches our borders we have grounds for apprehension question. no one could deny as this right. he went on to say have been no and western leaders have long many times tsongas, made decisions behind the back of price wars and accomplished fact some today we want to examine whether in natal and the newly expanded nato alliance is now reaping the whirlwind of that decision and the ukraine. the of a very distinguished panel of people here today who are essentially present at the creation in one way or another. you will have biographies, but briefly the former foreign minister and actually first prime minister and then foreign minister of poland, going to make the your first name. on my immediate left, prime minister
we were promised that after germany's unification than it would not spread eastward. a started expanding and incorporating former warsaw treaty countries. we heard in response this does not concern you. nations and countries have the war to choose the way of ensuring the security. that's true, but it's also true when the infrastructure of the military bloc approaches our borders we have grounds for apprehension question. no one could deny as this right. he went on to say have been no and...
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gorbachev was discussing unification of germany. i am not going to talk about the myth that we promised nato would never move east. it is a lie. gorbachev raised the question, shouldn't russia join nato? james baker pooh-poohed him. saidter regretted that and he should not have done that. he should have engaged gorbachev on that question. acts of theirst yield and government -- yeltsin government -- they had to withdraw because it was so embarrassing. i am wondering how much damage has been done by the lack of engagement with russia. and its interests with nato. >> yes, sir. >> first of all, i cannot agree on you -- more on your statement. thank you so much. [laughter] the --y, i agree with yes. that is where i technically agree. point of president putin. was unclear. i would put it anyway, if you read my memoirs and somebody publishes them -- [laughter] i want russia to be, and -- westerno become a democracy. as a diplomat, i met with a lot of confusing signals from nato all the time. even the prime minister said, that is very inte
gorbachev was discussing unification of germany. i am not going to talk about the myth that we promised nato would never move east. it is a lie. gorbachev raised the question, shouldn't russia join nato? james baker pooh-poohed him. saidter regretted that and he should not have done that. he should have engaged gorbachev on that question. acts of theirst yield and government -- yeltsin government -- they had to withdraw because it was so embarrassing. i am wondering how much damage has been...
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s activities in germany lawmakers in germany want the u.s. to agree to a no spy treaty with them but president obama said that. no such trivia exists with any nation and both he and chancellor merkel admitted that resolving the n.s.a. fiasco will require more work in the future we do not have a blanket no spy agreement with any country. with any of our closest partners what we are doing with the germans as we're doing with the french as we do with the british or the canadians or anybody is to work through. what exactly. the rules are governing the relationship between each country because. this is at least ten times you know that the situation is such that we have a few difficulties we have to a kind of i so this is why there's going to be this kind of a dialogue. because this means and it's built this meeting this is also why they have any needs to be and will have to be more than just business as usual now before chancellor merkel returns back to germany she'll meet with the u.s. chamber of commerce and make a pitch for a new transatlantic
s activities in germany lawmakers in germany want the u.s. to agree to a no spy treaty with them but president obama said that. no such trivia exists with any nation and both he and chancellor merkel admitted that resolving the n.s.a. fiasco will require more work in the future we do not have a blanket no spy agreement with any country. with any of our closest partners what we are doing with the germans as we're doing with the french as we do with the british or the canadians or anybody is to...
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you have it in spain, in ireland, in germany, in italy. that's the first point. the response here is to violence, primarily. secondly, what's declared terrorism or a terrorist organization is the organization itself. our present president has said that, according to our constitution, any egyptian who is not found guilty of a crime and is ready to work according to constitution peacefully still has a role in politics. that has not been taken away from them. but no egyptian, be that an islamist, and the brotherhood is not the only one, the brotherhood or someone like me who is more towards a secularist, and if i decide i'm not going to work beyond the constitution or want to be b beyond it, i don't have a role in politics. we have a challenge to come together. the next president will have that challenge. but i don't really believe that the government is reacting to a political issue. it's reacting to violence. >> charlie: you really believe that? >> i really do. >> charlie: now, this extreme measure, taking that step of sentencing all these people to death is the b
you have it in spain, in ireland, in germany, in italy. that's the first point. the response here is to violence, primarily. secondly, what's declared terrorism or a terrorist organization is the organization itself. our present president has said that, according to our constitution, any egyptian who is not found guilty of a crime and is ready to work according to constitution peacefully still has a role in politics. that has not been taken away from them. but no egyptian, be that an islamist,...
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germany is one of our closest allies and closest friends. that is true across the spectrum of issues. security, intelligence, economic, diplomatic. angela merkel is one of my closest friends on the world stage and somebody whose partnership i deeply value. so it has pained me to see the degree to which the snowden disclosures have created strains in the relationship. but more broadly, i have also been convinced for a very long time that it is important for our legal structures and policy structures to catch up with rapidly advancing technologies. as a consequence, through a series of steps, we are trying to reform what we do. we have taken these issues very seriously. domestically, we have tried to provide additional assurances to the american people that the privacy is protected. when i have also done is taken the unprecedented step of ordering our intelligence communities to take the privacy interests of non-u.s. persons into account in everything that they do. that is something that has not been done before and most other countries in the
germany is one of our closest allies and closest friends. that is true across the spectrum of issues. security, intelligence, economic, diplomatic. angela merkel is one of my closest friends on the world stage and somebody whose partnership i deeply value. so it has pained me to see the degree to which the snowden disclosures have created strains in the relationship. but more broadly, i have also been convinced for a very long time that it is important for our legal structures and policy...
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germany's chancellor, angela merkel meeting with president obama at the kwhous. the president saying most of the discussion concerned the crisis in ukraine. meanwhile ukraine's president saying many pro-russian separatists were killed in the east today. reshls shooting down two helicopters in slaviansk, two crew members died. the events prompting russia to call an emergency meeting at the un security council. in afghanistan at least 350 people have been killed in a landslide. and that number is expected to grow dramatically. the slide reportedly burying an entire village in the country's northeast. >>> there is concern in colorado over edible marijuana products. two recent deaths involving people who and it special candies or baked goods. paul beban has more from denver. >> reporter: in colorado you can buy legal weed the old fashioned way, by the bud, or you can buy it in bottles, in candy, or cookies. these are edibles. 10 milligrams of thc, the chemical that gets people high is the state limit per serving but one drink or one piece of candy can contain as much
germany's chancellor, angela merkel meeting with president obama at the kwhous. the president saying most of the discussion concerned the crisis in ukraine. meanwhile ukraine's president saying many pro-russian separatists were killed in the east today. reshls shooting down two helicopters in slaviansk, two crew members died. the events prompting russia to call an emergency meeting at the un security council. in afghanistan at least 350 people have been killed in a landslide. and that number is...
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and germany are united on a number of things. they are united in the outrage about what russia is doing but i still very much get the sense they are not united on the costs that each country is willing to pay in terms of imposing sanctions in order to press the russians. >> although angela merkel said she would be willing to discuss further escalated sanctions. >> they have been willing to discuss that for 2.5 miles. they appear to have made the holding of the presidential elections on may 25 the key red line, as it were, for whether there are escalated sections against russia which gives them four weeks to work something out. it will be interesting to see if the election occurs what is deemed illegitimate apartheid ukraine and whether that will cross the line of disruption of the elections for the west. >> we also heard chancellor merkel mentioned specifically the over surveillance that the u.s. -- the disagreement on how much surveillance is necessary to fight terrorism. it referenced the fact that the nsa was eavesdropping on
and germany are united on a number of things. they are united in the outrage about what russia is doing but i still very much get the sense they are not united on the costs that each country is willing to pay in terms of imposing sanctions in order to press the russians. >> although angela merkel said she would be willing to discuss further escalated sanctions. >> they have been willing to discuss that for 2.5 miles. they appear to have made the holding of the presidential elections...
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germany is one of our closest allies and our closest friends. that is true across the spectrum of issues. economic, diplomatic and angela merkel is one of my close friends on the world stage and somebody whose partnership i deeply value. and so it has pained me to see the degree to which the disclosures have created strengthen the relationshistrai. for broadly i have been convinced for a very long time that it is important for the legal structures and policy structures to catch up with rapidly advancing technologies. as a consequence to a series of steps what we try to do is reform what we do. have taken these issues very seriously. domestically we tr tried to proe additional assurances the american people their privacy is protected, but what i have also done is taken the unprecedented steps of ordering our intelligence committees to take the privacy interest of not good interest for everything they do. something that has not been done before and most other countries do not do. the privacy interest of non-us citizens are deeply relevant and take
germany is one of our closest allies and our closest friends. that is true across the spectrum of issues. economic, diplomatic and angela merkel is one of my close friends on the world stage and somebody whose partnership i deeply value. and so it has pained me to see the degree to which the disclosures have created strengthen the relationshistrai. for broadly i have been convinced for a very long time that it is important for the legal structures and policy structures to catch up with rapidly...
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not find any record of any promises to gorbachev that nato would not expand, for instance, to eastern germany. we could not find it, maybe somebody find it, but we have no record. we had no records of that. but gorbachev apparently seems to believe still today that he had such a promise. and president yeltsin believed that he had a promise, and they detail how he was led to believe that, that partnership for peace was with instead of nato in -- [inaudible] not the first step, not a preparative step which i knew because delbert and then christopher and my western european colleagues spent time to explain that to me. while they failed to tell that to president putin -- to president yeltsin at that time. so that brings me back to my point. it's not enough for the to be on the right side of history. it's important. but they should speak in clear terms. that's what russians deserve. that's what putin deserves. that's what russian parliament deserves. that's what ukrainian people in particular today because they are suffering in the war actually. so they deserve very, very clear message. and the me
not find any record of any promises to gorbachev that nato would not expand, for instance, to eastern germany. we could not find it, maybe somebody find it, but we have no record. we had no records of that. but gorbachev apparently seems to believe still today that he had such a promise. and president yeltsin believed that he had a promise, and they detail how he was led to believe that, that partnership for peace was with instead of nato in -- [inaudible] not the first step, not a preparative...
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does not see a lot of value in the intelligence that germany could offer. so we may see some warmth between the leaders, but you can bet behind closed doors there are much stronger wordings. >> and with the situation in ukraine, there was once that the two leaders stood side by side when it came to russia, and this time that is not a certainty. >> they realize that it would be in president putin's best interest to see daylight between what angela merkel and president obama want. however, they have different goals. germany is have codependant on russia when it comes to oil and gas, they do $100 billion in trade. and president obama pushing for much stronger sanctions and sanctions that have not yet hit the oil and gas industry. but even though they have different ultimate means to the end, they want president putin to listen. >> the hots on capitol hill saying they want more action in ukraine, some suggesting even that there be boots on the ground, and yet it is the european leaders that are the ones that would have to suffer the consequences of those boots
does not see a lot of value in the intelligence that germany could offer. so we may see some warmth between the leaders, but you can bet behind closed doors there are much stronger wordings. >> and with the situation in ukraine, there was once that the two leaders stood side by side when it came to russia, and this time that is not a certainty. >> they realize that it would be in president putin's best interest to see daylight between what angela merkel and president obama want....
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the trade between germany and russia was $1 billion and u.s. and germany was only $38 million. and germany gets roughly one-third of the oil and gas from russia, so a real concern within the german industry that they are the ones putting the pressure on angela merkel to be careful of what she does next because of the ricochet effect, and anything they do in russia could come back to haunt the german economy as well. >> a lot of money is at stake. and ambassador holliday, i want to get to you, and what do you think about the sanctions, and could they really get vladimir putin to change course here? >> well, it is going to be difficult to get him to change the course, but the increased sa sanctions could be twofold. one, we could get the europeans and germany in particular to escalate the sanctions on targeted energy companies, on that sector, but broadly speaking, we could go up to full sectorial sanctions which would target the entire energy sector and not just the individuals in the companies that have been mentioned so far. >> and that could be huge. peter, "the new york time
the trade between germany and russia was $1 billion and u.s. and germany was only $38 million. and germany gets roughly one-third of the oil and gas from russia, so a real concern within the german industry that they are the ones putting the pressure on angela merkel to be careful of what she does next because of the ricochet effect, and anything they do in russia could come back to haunt the german economy as well. >> a lot of money is at stake. and ambassador holliday, i want to get to...
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and germany are kind of at odds with what to do right now. we've been talking about this being essentially an invasion of ukraine. and i know from the u.s. standpoint, we hear constantly the same phrases, especially, you know, going along with international law, respecting a country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. we've seen this incredible violation, some would call it outrageous, and world seems to be really tied as to what to do about this. it has already happened. i think the hope now is there will be an announcement today of some, i don't know, nuance in the course of action that could -- could sort of put some clarity for future at least on the course. we've already known for some time that there won't be these sectoral sanctions on big swaths of the russian economy, unlesses their is an invasion. leading up to that, though, there's been a lot of pressure to really do something. because we've seen nothing but escalation, wolf. >> the escalation continuing. i want you to stand by. michelle makes an excellent point. i su
and germany are kind of at odds with what to do right now. we've been talking about this being essentially an invasion of ukraine. and i know from the u.s. standpoint, we hear constantly the same phrases, especially, you know, going along with international law, respecting a country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. we've seen this incredible violation, some would call it outrageous, and world seems to be really tied as to what to do about this. it has already happened. i think...
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or germany, ambassador ischinger? does the german public support a military response if russia were to attempt a sort of eastern ukraine kind of destabilization campaign in one of these nato member states? >> no. the clear answer is no. i don't think the u.s. public would support a military response. president obama himself has ruled out a military response. data has not -- >> that's ukraine. on talk about is the same center were to be followed like in estonia. >> i'm sorry. i misunderstood you. of course. of course, there would be a totally different ballgame. we are talking about article v. if we're talking about the members of nato. they were really in serious territory. i think in that case they would be no doubt that we would need to come up with determined action, and that moment should not rule out the of and military response. but let me say this. i think as we look at the situation today, it's important to remind ourselves that demonizing president putin as unnecessary and has terrible we may find his decisio
or germany, ambassador ischinger? does the german public support a military response if russia were to attempt a sort of eastern ukraine kind of destabilization campaign in one of these nato member states? >> no. the clear answer is no. i don't think the u.s. public would support a military response. president obama himself has ruled out a military response. data has not -- >> that's ukraine. on talk about is the same center were to be followed like in estonia. >> i'm sorry. i...
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. >> well, germany gets a third of the natural gas from rush sharks and 350,000 german workers depend on russian trade, and the difficu difficulty is that what are the chances that the europeans and the german s wis will make the ongoing sectorial sanctions? >> well, the dilemma is that the white house is going to make the going after putin and the cronies and the institutions with them to affect the course of the nation that i think that is, it is in the midst of a natural greatness campaign and wanting to feel a restoration of the pride and dignify in the world, and if you want to sanction the individuals, that is not going to necessarily give you the correction of the courses, and it is sort of like if you have the u.s. trying to sanction david koch and george soro soros, and hoping that the united states would go a different direction and many people have said that unless the sanctions are sectorial which involves pain for us, and pain for europe, russia will not take them seriously. and so it is the question of trying to deter russia on the cheap or trying to do something on the
. >> well, germany gets a third of the natural gas from rush sharks and 350,000 german workers depend on russian trade, and the difficu difficulty is that what are the chances that the europeans and the german s wis will make the ongoing sectorial sanctions? >> well, the dilemma is that the white house is going to make the going after putin and the cronies and the institutions with them to affect the course of the nation that i think that is, it is in the midst of a natural...
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germany has a great business relationship with russia. wentieve gerhard schroder to work for a russian company after he was chancellor of germany. it seems that america has this , cold war,0's style leftover unhappiness, but no reason to be so worried. quickly direct economic interest in ukraine for the united states is not great. is alsode with russia not huge, although companies such as exxon mobil and boeing have important projects in russia. but it is important for foreign policy credibility. the u.s. has certain red lines. it committed to defending ukraine's territorial sovereignty. that credibility is important with respect to asia. president obama was reassuring asian partners and allies the u.s. would come to their defense in a situation in which chinese territorial ambitions seem to be growing. or is a broader repercussion that goes beyond ukraine and russia for the united states. >> we seem to be spreading ourselves them. we are going to defend asian countries against china? we are going to defend the ukraine against russia? did
germany has a great business relationship with russia. wentieve gerhard schroder to work for a russian company after he was chancellor of germany. it seems that america has this , cold war,0's style leftover unhappiness, but no reason to be so worried. quickly direct economic interest in ukraine for the united states is not great. is alsode with russia not huge, although companies such as exxon mobil and boeing have important projects in russia. but it is important for foreign policy...
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it is a very strong economic relationship between germany and russia. including former german chancellor, who is making a lot of money helping natural gas flow from russia to germany. no surprise. angela merkel is under pressure. host: one of the fundamental flaws of sanctions as a foreign-policy tool? guest: it is limited and a blunt instrument but also there is no other choice. not a lot of other alternatives. politics are flawed, too. germany is russia's largest trading partner in the eu. they have more economic interest in the u.s. and its owing to be hard to pressure russia and a major way unless the europeans are willing to play. host: let me share what jack lew told members of congress when it came to sanctions and at russia and the wealthy individuals linked to president putin. [video clip] >> if you look at the impact on russia's economy, it is misleading to look at what happens day by day. you have to look over the period of time since russia went into crimea and since we have imposed sanctions. there has been a substantial deterioration in ru
it is a very strong economic relationship between germany and russia. including former german chancellor, who is making a lot of money helping natural gas flow from russia to germany. no surprise. angela merkel is under pressure. host: one of the fundamental flaws of sanctions as a foreign-policy tool? guest: it is limited and a blunt instrument but also there is no other choice. not a lot of other alternatives. politics are flawed, too. germany is russia's largest trading partner in the eu....
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right now germany is not totally there. i thought it was significant when angela merkel, the chancellor said that she could get to that third place, that third level which would mean targeting sectors, but more work has to be done. that's critical here. president putin understands there are some breaks in that western armor here, including between germany and the u.s. she's coming with a brief from businesses in germany that still want to do business in russia, so that's very tough for president obama. and this spying issue, you know, it's very tough to talk about spying on an ally. the president saying that traditional expectations were tipped over because of technology. in other words, we got better at spying and we used it even against our friends. that's going to be, i'm sure, a pretty delicate conversation as they move forward. >> fair to say those were a couple of awkward moments during that news conference. let me bring in chuck todd, white house correspondent and political director. chuck, when we talk about sanctio
right now germany is not totally there. i thought it was significant when angela merkel, the chancellor said that she could get to that third place, that third level which would mean targeting sectors, but more work has to be done. that's critical here. president putin understands there are some breaks in that western armor here, including between germany and the u.s. she's coming with a brief from businesses in germany that still want to do business in russia, so that's very tough for...
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and as pro-russian troops detain and release american news crews on the border this morning, germany's chancellor angela merck la -- delivers as new message this morning. >> and the jobs number shows the economy may finally be bouncing back after a brutal winter. it's the most jobs added in two years. thein employment rate plunged to 6.3%, the lowest it's been since 2008. february and march job totals were revised up by a combined 36,000. the average now for the last three months, 238,000 jobs, about 60,000 more than the average for the three months before. big winners by sectors include business services, retail, food services, construction and health care. bottom line, this number was much bigger than anticipated but it's not all good news. part of the reason that the unemployment rate is down is of course that the total labor force dropped again, this time by more than 800,000 in april after increasing by half a million. that total jobs number added a big deal. if you think about it over the last five years, april, may, june, every time it looked like the economy was bouncing back,
and as pro-russian troops detain and release american news crews on the border this morning, germany's chancellor angela merck la -- delivers as new message this morning. >> and the jobs number shows the economy may finally be bouncing back after a brutal winter. it's the most jobs added in two years. thein employment rate plunged to 6.3%, the lowest it's been since 2008. february and march job totals were revised up by a combined 36,000. the average now for the last three months, 238,000...
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in germany ninety six percent of people think that e.u. standards on environmental protection better than the u.s. on car safety the figures show ninety one percent in favor of the e.u. and on data protection eighty five percent didn't think the u.s. standards were up to the job more transparency is needed in te tip talks say those standing against mrs merkel's party in upcoming e.u. elections. the whole negotiations are taking place behind closed doors amongst a small number of people we must be vigilant when this type of deal is done with third world nations are often attempts to undermine the legal system of that land we will not accept this. while germany and the united states remain the firmest of friends on the international stage when i'm going to medical sits down for talks with barack obama it looks likely that there will be some issues they certainly don't see eye to eye on. r.t. belin. let's now discuss this topic for. a business professor and an independent investment fund manager mr also thank you very much for joining us here
in germany ninety six percent of people think that e.u. standards on environmental protection better than the u.s. on car safety the figures show ninety one percent in favor of the e.u. and on data protection eighty five percent didn't think the u.s. standards were up to the job more transparency is needed in te tip talks say those standing against mrs merkel's party in upcoming e.u. elections. the whole negotiations are taking place behind closed doors amongst a small number of people we must...
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in germany, lufthansa is betting heavily on two of the world's largest commercial aircraft. the latest model of the boeing 747, and the massive airbus a380. one of the company's executives explains why. >> we have to see the position of frankfurt and also our hub in munich, and maybe in zurich, vienna also in the lufthansa group system so we have a possibility to connect a lot of european cities from these huge hubs, which means if you compare this with tokyo, tokyo is not a hub like frankfurt when it comes to servicing so many neighborhood countries. >> reporter: the situation in japan means airlines there are counting on smaller and more maneuverable planes. >> translator: japanese airlines are doing well financially. for example, japan airlines has just posted a profit of $1.5 billion. as far as our earnings are concerned, japanese companies have adopted a sounder strategy than their overseas competitors. it does seem wiser to be shifting towards midsize aircraft. >> reporter: for the time being, jumbo jets and airbus a380s operated by non-japanese carriers will continue
in germany, lufthansa is betting heavily on two of the world's largest commercial aircraft. the latest model of the boeing 747, and the massive airbus a380. one of the company's executives explains why. >> we have to see the position of frankfurt and also our hub in munich, and maybe in zurich, vienna also in the lufthansa group system so we have a possibility to connect a lot of european cities from these huge hubs, which means if you compare this with tokyo, tokyo is not a hub like...
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germany is russia's's largest trading partner in the eu. they have more economic interest in the u.s. and its owing to be hard to pressure russia and a major way unless the europeans are willing to play. host: let me share what jack lew told members of congress when it came to sanctions and at russia and the wealthy individuals linked to president putin. [video clip] >> if you look at the impact on russia's economy, it is misleading to look at what happens day by day. you have to look over the period of time since russia went into crimea and since we have imposed sanctions. there has been a substantial deterioration in rush's already weak economy. we see and the stock exchange on the exchange rate. they were downgraded to one notch above junk. what the rationale on the bond rating was in part with sanctions. how do we proceed in a careful way? president clinton has acknowledged -- resident pu -- president putin has a knowledge of the sanctions are creating pressure. we need to keep our options open. we are prepared to take more action and w
germany is russia's's largest trading partner in the eu. they have more economic interest in the u.s. and its owing to be hard to pressure russia and a major way unless the europeans are willing to play. host: let me share what jack lew told members of congress when it came to sanctions and at russia and the wealthy individuals linked to president putin. [video clip] >> if you look at the impact on russia's economy, it is misleading to look at what happens day by day. you have to look...
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clauses be gone it meant when russia exports gas into the eu the first country of transit let's say germany or ukraine or other eu countries, could not say, they couldn't dictate you may not pass this on without my permission to another country. what it allowed it to do the minute the gas comes into the eu it is not eu gas and to be transferred for the. as we talked before about reversing the clothes from poland hungary to slovakia into ukraine that would not impossible in 2009 because of the regular structure that was in place. by working with europe to get the regulatory structure their making some investments, getting them to make investments in infrastructure their less reliant today. but as russia will continue to be a supplier into europe there's more we can do together to make sure that reliance is diminished, and quite significantly. >> is a pipe dream for americans to see themselves in anything like the near future providing natural gas to europe and with that have any effect on our domestic market? or do we have so much that it would simply mean a new market and a new perhaps redu
clauses be gone it meant when russia exports gas into the eu the first country of transit let's say germany or ukraine or other eu countries, could not say, they couldn't dictate you may not pass this on without my permission to another country. what it allowed it to do the minute the gas comes into the eu it is not eu gas and to be transferred for the. as we talked before about reversing the clothes from poland hungary to slovakia into ukraine that would not impossible in 2009 because of the...
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while germany and the united states remain the firmest of friends on the international stage when i'm going to medical sits down for talks with barack obama it looks likely that there will be some issues they certainly don't see eye to eye on peter oliver r.t. . and we asked michael hudson an economics professor. if there are things in balance position on sanctions will change. the germans are very clear that they are not going to pursue sanctions that hurt german industry that would be the straw that broke the camel's back and there is some discussion in germany about do we want to really remain part of nato if we don't have a voice in it do we really want to sacrifice german industry so that american industry can move in and take over the market that the german industry has this is an american market grabbing opportunity from germany and you can be sure that with merkel's own christian democratic party there is a big argument over whether germany should make the sacrifice of its industry for american industry just because america. and the wild at least eleven children are among the
while germany and the united states remain the firmest of friends on the international stage when i'm going to medical sits down for talks with barack obama it looks likely that there will be some issues they certainly don't see eye to eye on peter oliver r.t. . and we asked michael hudson an economics professor. if there are things in balance position on sanctions will change. the germans are very clear that they are not going to pursue sanctions that hurt german industry that would be the...
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in that role, she needs to think of everyone's objectives not only germany's and germany's interest. yes, but look at her. she seems to be moving cautiously but moving in line with events. you could say she is trying her best to actually live up to that role which she never asked for, to be a key person in what looks like a conflict to between the west and russia, almost a bit like the old cold war. >> does what is happening in ukraine bring america and germany closer together? clearly, there have been sources of tension recently, issues of mobile phones and things like that, that will cause disagreements. will this generate more momentum towards -- they are going to talk about trade talks as part of this conversation. she will be talking to various people. could this be a net positive, the closing of this gap between germany and united states? >> under an external threat, the family tends to move closer together. rediscovering that it actually does share some values, despite the occasional bad phone hacking scandal and the like. indeed, from a political point of view, we now seem to
in that role, she needs to think of everyone's objectives not only germany's and germany's interest. yes, but look at her. she seems to be moving cautiously but moving in line with events. you could say she is trying her best to actually live up to that role which she never asked for, to be a key person in what looks like a conflict to between the west and russia, almost a bit like the old cold war. >> does what is happening in ukraine bring america and germany closer together? clearly,...
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reports say germany's buyer is closing in on a deal to buy the unit for about $14 billion. on wednesday, another possible bidder, said it was no longer in the running. they could announce the transaction in the next few days. shares in frankfurt at this hour, they're trading up, a bit over 1% at the moment. back to you. >> bertha, thanks for that. good to see you. >> you, too. >> thank you. >>> in earnings news, linkedin reported a net loss. excluding items, the professional social networking site beat analyst forecasts as revenue rose 46%. membership rose 7%, the same growth rate as the fourth quarter. linkedin is forecasting full-year revenue growth below analyst estimates. shares in linkedin today currently up, 4% in frankfurt. they were down heavily after hours in the united states. >>> kraft foods has reported higher first quarter profits helped by cost cuts and moves to manage prices for key ingredients. revenue fell which missed analysts forecasts. kraft will be raising prices for nearly half of its products, including cheese, bacon and cold cuts as it trays to offse
reports say germany's buyer is closing in on a deal to buy the unit for about $14 billion. on wednesday, another possible bidder, said it was no longer in the running. they could announce the transaction in the next few days. shares in frankfurt at this hour, they're trading up, a bit over 1% at the moment. back to you. >> bertha, thanks for that. good to see you. >> you, too. >> thank you. >>> in earnings news, linkedin reported a net loss. excluding items, the...